Raymond Parks (activist)
Raymond Parks | |
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Raymond Parks in 1933 | |
| Born | Raymond Arthur Parks February 12, 1903 Wedowee, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 1977 (aged 74) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit |
| Occupation(s) | Civil rights activist, barber |
| Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
| Spouse | Rosa Parks (m. 1932) |
Raymond Arthur Parks (February 12, 1903 – August 19, 1977) was an American activist in the civil rights movement and barber, best known as the husband of Rosa Parks. His wife called him "the first real activist I ever met.”